baylee_grace 's review for:

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

5.0

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Unreliable narrator who isn't really a good person yet you sympathize with her. The descriptions of her thoughts and feelings are extremely raw and honest, you can't help but relate to them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Abortion